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Our Database is an information hub on global political movements and insurgencies. Our writers are entirely neutral on all issues covered, and this archive does not in any way seek to condone violence or extremism. The journalistic objective of The Modern Insurgent is to create a purely informative database of scholarly articles and analyses of political movements.


Haqqani Network
Introduction The Haqqani network is an Afghan Islamic fundamentalist group that has participated in multiple conflicts in Afghanistan, and they have also been implicated in providing support to terror networks in Pakistan and Indian-controlled Kashmir. The organisation was established in the 1970s by Jalaluddin Haqqani, from whom the group gets its name. Haqqani was an ethnic Pashtun belonging to a wealthy family of the Zadran tribe based in Loya Paktia, which is made up of t
Finn Sawyer
Dec 28, 2025


Mullah Dadullah Front
The Mullah Dadullah Front was an extreme insurgent faction of the Taliban in Afghanistan, named after a notoriously violent Taliban command

Ellie Newis
Sep 3, 2024


Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN)
Barisan Revolusi Nasional (National Revolutionary Front, or BRN for short) is an Islamist separatist group in southern Thailand.

Jeff Hanrahan
Aug 2, 2024


Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISK)
Insurgency Overview The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISK) has acted as a subsidiary of the Islamic State (IS) within Afghanistan and...

Nicholas Kramer
Apr 15, 2023


Islamic State (IS/ISIS/ISIL)
Insurgency Overview Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and also the Islamic State of Iraq...

Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Apr 15, 2023


Islamic State Mozambique (ISM)
Insurgency Overview The Islamic State Mozambique (ISM) is the name given to the Salafi-Jihadist insurgent group that has been affiliated...

Nicholas Kramer
Feb 24, 2023


Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS)
Introduction & Overview Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) is an ISIS affiliate organisation which operates in the Sahel region...

Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Feb 1, 2023


Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)
Insurgency Overview The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) is a Salafi-Jihadist insurgent group that has acted as a subsidiary of...

Nicholas Kramer
Jan 25, 2023


Islamic State in Libya (ISL)
Introduction & Overview The Islamic State in Libya (IS in Libya - ISL) is an extension of the Islamist militant organisation in Syria...

Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Jan 24, 2023


Boko Haram (JAS Faction)
Insurgency Overview Boko Haram is a Salafi-Jihadist group which was founded in 2002 and is fighting for the implementation of strict...

Daniele Molteni
Dec 31, 2022


Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM)
Group Overview Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin’ (JNIM) is a Jihadist insurgent group that is active in the Maghreb and West Africa....

Edwin Dudley-Taylor
Oct 14, 2022
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